GRAND MARSHAL HISTORY
2021-2030
2021 /
2022 Goodfellow Bros.
2023 Sarah Babbitt Colonel, USAF Vice Commander, Space Base Delta 1
2024 Julie Stimpson Lewis, 39-year AIDS survivor, and mother to Grammy Award winning music producer, Ryan Lewis
2011-2020
2011 Dr. William (Bill) Steward & Wilfred Woods (Youth Parade Grand Marshal AppleSox Coyote)
2012 NCW Community Festival (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Young Life)
2013 Doug Head, Director of the Children’s Home Society for 30 year’s (Youth Day Guest Spongebob Squarepants)
2014 Late Gordon Congdon, Elliott Scull & Bob Parlett, Loop Trail (Youth Day Guest Captain America)
2015 Wenatchee Valley College, (Jim Richardson) (Youth Day Guest Spiderman)
2016 Mark L. Donald Navy Seal (Youth Day Guest Iron Man)
2017 Sam and Vickie Mills (Youth Day Guest AppleSox Coyote)
2018 Clyde & Ruth Ballard (Youth Parade Guest Tom & Jerry)
2019 Mark Farnham and David (Dianne) Wright; To pay tribute to the Originator of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival; Susan Wagner
2020 Music Theatre of Wenatchee
2001-2010
2001 Carly Boohm-survivor of canoeing accident on the Wenatchee River (Youth Parade Grand Marshal AppleSox Coyote)
2002 TLocal Olympians Torin Koos &Tom Rothrock (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Paul Pugh)
2003 All Our Troops (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Donnie & Eliza Thornberry)
2004 WWII Veterans from NCW involved in the Normandy Invasion (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Spongebob Squarepants)
2005 The Washington State National Guard Charlie Company (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Children of The Washington State National Guard Charlie Company)
2006 WSU Cougar & Detroit Lion Offensive Lineman Mike Utley (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Rotary International Exchange Students)
2007 Local apple industry families
2008 Olympians Laura Valaas & Tyler Farrar (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Jimmy Neutron)
2009 Brigadier General Karl R. Horst (couldn’t make it) (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Paul Pugh)
2010 Bill and Carla Stewart, & The Wenatchee Wild Organization (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Walf the Wolf)
1991-2000
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1994 Grady Auvil
1995 WSU Head Football Coach Mike Price (Granny Smith Emcee Wilfred Brimley)
1996 The Budweiser Clydesdales (Granny Smith Emcee Jerry Mathers)
1997 Shirley Jones (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Mariner Moose)
1998 Vicki Lawrence (Youth Parade Grand Marshal T. Wheedle)
1999 Danny Glover (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Blitz Seahawks)
2000 Allen Brady-six year POW Vietnam (Youth Parade Grand Marshal Kickshaw)
1981-1990
1981 Governor Spellman
1982 Deke Slayton - Astronaut
1983 Julie Miller-local star in Vegas
1984 Past Apple Blossom Queens
1985 “Johnny Appleseed”
1986 Chip Hanauer-Hydroplane Racer
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1970-1980
1970 Captain Richard F. Gordon, Jr., U.S.N. Apollo XII Astronaut
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1972 Olympian Ski Jumper from Leavenworth Ron Stelle and Olympic Cross Country Skier from East Wenatchee Alison Owen
1973 Emmett Kelly “King of Clowns”
1974 Ralph Meeker-Meeker Carnival Show
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